Stop crying…please?

I am an ugly crier. My eyes immediately get red, my face is all scrunched up and my mouth takes on a sad clown-type face (looking for a clown picture now has me sooo freaked out, so I’ll need a minute).

OK.

I suppose it depends on why I’m crying, though. If I’m distraught or watching The Notebook, that’s when the sad clown comes out, with maybe a little whimpering. Otherwise, tears just silently stream down my face like I’m guest-starring on Days of our Lives.

I think the first time you see your sweetheart cry is heartbreaking, especially if it’s your first argument. Not only are you sad/disappointed because you’re thinking, “Crap. I thought we’d never fight”, you also know you’re somehow upsetting someone you care about. I remember boyfriends seeing me cry for the first time during a quarrel and although my tears were genuine (even if I can cry on command), I couldn’t help but feel like I had an edge. At the first sign of a first tear – argument over. That was easy!

Sucker.

But sometimes, crying can make or break a spat, especially if you’re an ugly crier like me. I envy women that can wrap their men around their finger just by boohooing at the right moment. I don’t think much of the men, but still, it’s impressive, I guess. For me, it only works the first time. After that, when a boyfriend says ”please stop crying” — I pretty much know it’s not because they feel bad I’m upset…it’s because it looks as though an alien monster has taken over my body and they are frightened. So, I’ll try to stop crying, but it’ll only make my face scarier. Sigh. This is also a big reason why I usually suggest action, comedy or horror movies for dates.

And oh, mascara does not helpthe beastly burst of tears. Waterpoof? Puh-lease. I’ve made liars out of most of them.

I can relate to the ugly face crier… I too hold that title. I look horrible. Why can’t I look like Rachel McAdams in the notebook when she cries.. she’s pretty, her eyes glisten, her lips are perfect poutiness.. me, on the other hand look like I’m about to implode.

I cry at commericals- how sad is that? I cry watching Ophra. I can cry even thinking about a loved one passing onto the other side when their no way near.
*that one commerical where the little boy loses his mother in the busy bus station/airport or mall breaks my heart apart into a billion million pieces, and yes, I cry at that*

Bird – I’m the same way – Hell I even cried at a Star Trek movie – WTF was I thinking?? And that commercial that you mention, I can’t even watch it, have to change the channel, or I start sobbing.

In college, I somehow got so worked up at watching “The Bodyguard” that I was crying for a good 15 minutes after the movie ended. My friends and I now refer to anything that gets us that upset as “The Bodyguard Cry” Whitney would be so proud

I am so pale that when I cry, not only do my eyes turn bloodshot but I develope a strange blushing rash that travels all the way down my neck. Lovely, I know. I wish I didn’t cry so much, because many times it is totally inappropriate. Oh well and I don’t think, for the record, that many people in real life look pretty crying. Not me, for sure.

I too hold the title of ugly crier! My eyes get so puffy that I feel like Mr. Magoo! My hubby doesn’t seem to mind the ugly face, the crying usually gets me lots of cuddle time! Nothing wrong with that, we could all use more of it!

I can’t purposely turn on the waterworks myself. I also don’t think anyone looks good crying, expecially me. I don’t cry often and NEVER in front of anyone. I make sure I hold it in until I am in the confines of my room at home. I remember one time that I couldn’t help but cry while at work. I went for a walk and huddled in the corner crying while talking to my mother on the phone. You have to push me pretty hard in order for me to cry in public. On the other hand, my sister and I make fun of my mother cause she cries at everything. She even cried watching a Jerry Springer episode. Crazy!!!

My first cry as an adult was not over a girlfriend but it was when the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004. Of course I think that just ruined me now because my wife makes fun of me for crying over Home Extreme Makeover shows, certain movies, Red Sox winning again in 2007m etc…..

Oh, man, yeah. I look like a Troll doll when I cry. It’s not attractive. And like Bird I cry at the drop of a hat at nothing. TV kills me. Any time someone performs creatively (So You Think You Can Dance, etc.) or wins something or their new house is revealed I’m a mess. I cried harder at Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods than I did when first pet died.

@ #14- I totally forgot about Extreme Homemake Over- yup, balled at a couple of those episodes many a times, also the show where the moms switch places for like 2 weeks, when they reunite w/their hubbies, I’m over on the couch wimpering…..oh, just google ‘marines returning home and pets’ and you’ll be crying for a good hour- Men serving our country & reuniting w/their pets, I am so wishy-washy!!!!!

I think you should do a blog asking people what they think is the best crying movie ever.
For me it’s “Terms of Endearment”
You think you’re finally done crying and Jeff Daniels (Flap) puts his head down on Patsy’s shoulder…..

I cried at the south park episode when russel crowe was singing so badly his tugboat killed itself! I cried at the family guy episode when peter griffin thought a colonoscopy was ‘rape” I cried at the simpsons movie when smithers tried to warn apu about appealing to mr. burns deceny to get the electricity turned back on.

oh cleveland jr. buy a clue! animation or animation themed etertainment is the way of the world.movies computer games TV shows, U know what, that makes me want to sing, “my name is cleveland brown, and i am proud to say” uh oh, there go the tears!!

That’s the fundamental difference between us, I buy, you borrow. ‘animation or animation themed etertainment is the way of the world’ – What world? Granted, I don’t know many fifty year olds other than you and my parents but seriously, is that what ya’ll do, watch toons all day long? ha ha